tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post7378074093206417979..comments2024-02-11T22:40:20.959-05:00Comments on Question of the day: Insurance Agents are Quick on Their FeetAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18153935609499338685noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-50283169930698613152008-08-07T13:12:00.000-04:002008-08-07T13:12:00.000-04:00You've pointed out the real flaw in this puzzle. ...You've pointed out the real flaw in this puzzle. But I just couldn't think of a better way to hint that the first wasn't a twin. <BR/><BR/>Any ideas on how to re-write it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18153935609499338685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-79224519410828917242008-08-07T12:39:00.000-04:002008-08-07T12:39:00.000-04:00when twins are born they are not born at the exact...when twins are born they are not born at the exact same time. with all of the twins that I know one twin likes to make it abundantly clear that he/she is the oldest. even if it is only by minutes or hours. so being older is often more important to the older twin than it would be to an older siblingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-51133722565116335282008-07-29T14:40:00.000-04:002008-07-29T14:40:00.000-04:00If the product of their 3 ages is 36, the possible...If the product of their 3 ages is 36, the possible answers are as follows (the sum of the three numbers is in parentheses):<BR/>1,1,36 (38)<BR/>1,2,18 (21)<BR/>1,3,12 (16)<BR/>1,4,9 (14)<BR/>1,6,6 (13)<BR/>2,2,9 (13)<BR/>2,3,6 (11)<BR/>3,3,4 (10)<BR/><BR/>Now if the agent knew the number of stores in front was 38, he would have known the answer immediately after the second response. Since he didn't have enough information, the number of storefronts was 13, the only non-unique answer.<BR/><BR/>The two possible answers at this point are: <BR/>1,6,6 <BR/>2,2,9 <BR/><BR/>But when he found out the oldest was singular, he knew the answer had to be 2, 2, and 9.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I believe you can make an argument about that last bit of reasoning, but that's what I'm going to stick with.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18153935609499338685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-51464319266967661902008-07-29T13:21:00.000-04:002008-07-29T13:21:00.000-04:00What is the answer?What is the answer?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-39647686432262771542008-07-29T04:14:00.000-04:002008-07-29T04:14:00.000-04:002, 2, 9. All other combinations are unique.2, 2, 9. All other combinations are unique.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-90141146251793596972008-07-29T03:38:00.000-04:002008-07-29T03:38:00.000-04:006,3,26,3,2sadeeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10094105058715623592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-2551392262451344302008-07-29T00:21:00.000-04:002008-07-29T00:21:00.000-04:00Perhaps the insurance agent had 13 shops in front ...Perhaps the insurance agent had 13 shops in front of his office. This means that, with the first two clues, there were two possible combinations (9,2,2 and 6,6,1). When he said his oldest child likes knowing "she" (singular) is oldest, he knows that it has to be 9,2,2.Abehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04424868492071587450noreply@blogger.com